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The Greatest Literary Masterpieces for the Holiday Season - 150 Everlasting Masterpieces of the World Literature - cover

The Greatest Literary Masterpieces for the Holiday Season - 150 Everlasting Masterpieces of the World Literature

Edgar Allan Poe, George Eliot, Benito Pérez Galdós, William Shakespeare, Juan Valera, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, Alcott May, Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, Herman Melville, Alexandre Dumas, Bram Stoker, Jonathan Swift, Joseph Conrad, Charlotte Brontë, Daniel Defoe, Henry David Thoreau, L. Frank Baum, Emily Brontë, Washington Irving, Walt Whitman, Niccolo Machiavelli, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, Henrik Ibsen, Wilkie Collins, D. H. Lawrence, Friedrich Nietzsche, Harriett Beecher Stowe, Giovanni Boccaccio, Marcus Aurelius, Laozi Laozi, Kate Chopin, James Fenimore Cooper, Ann Ward Radcliffe, Frederick Douglass, William Makepeace Thackeray, Laurence Sterne, Anne Brontë, George MacDonald, Lewis Wallace, Robert Louis Stevenson, JOHN KEATS, William Dean Howells, Honoré de Balzac, Émile Zola, Henry Fielding, Anton Chekhov, Marcel Proust, George Bernard Shaw, Charles Baudelaire, Theodor Storm, Sun Tzu, H.P. Lovecraft, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Willa Cather, Edith Wharton, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mary Shelley, Turgenev Ivan, G.K. Chesterton, Rudyard Kipling, J.M. Barrie, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Rabindranath Tagore, W. B. Yeats, Kahlil Gibran, Kenneth Grahame, Kakuzo Okakura, Hermann Hesse, E. M. Forster, Plato, H. G. Wells, Nikolai Gogol, Arthur Conan Doyle, C. S. Lewis, Inazô Nitobe, Elizabeth Von Arnim, Victor Hugo, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Cao Xueqin, L. M. Montgomery, James Joyce, T.S. Eliot, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Dante, Apuleius, Thomas Hardy, Valmiki, Jack London, Kalidasa, Jules Verne, Soseki Natsume, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Miguel de Cervantes, Leo Tolstoy, Gaston Leroux, P. B. Shelley, Princess Der Ling, Milton John, George Weedon Grossmith, Stendhal, Confucius, Voltaire, Gustave Flaubert, Sir Walter Scott, Homer Homer

Publisher: Musaicum Books

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Summary

The 'Greatest Literary Masterpieces for the Holiday Season' is an anthology that offers readers an unparalleled journey through varied landscapes of human thought and emotion, mapped out by an illustrious group of authors whose works have shaped the course of literature. This collection articulates a rich tapestry of themes, from the exploration of societal norms to the introspection of personal identity, narrated across a medley of literary styles — from the intricate prose of Austen and the poignant verses of Keats to the existential musings of Dostoyevsky and the innovative narratives of Joyce. Through these diverse literary forms, the anthology highlights the evolution and breadth of literary artistry, offering both timeless reflections on human nature and fresh perspectives on contemporary concerns. The backgrounds of the contributing authors span centuries, cultures, and continents, each bringing their unique voice to the anthology. This ensemble includes figures pivotal to Romanticism, Victorian literature, the Enlightenment, and Modernism, whose works collectively provide a multifaceted exploration of the human condition. As literary pioneers, their stories and poems not only entertain but provoke thought, tapping into universal truths across various epochs and societies. The insight gained from this array is profound, rendering the collection a mosaic of global literary heritage. Given its expansive nature and the calibre of contributions, 'The Greatest Literary Masterpieces for the Holiday Season' is a requisite addition to any book lover's library. It offers a unique opportunity to engage with the masterworks of literary giants all in one volume. Ideal for both scholarly readers and those new to these writers, the collection serves as both an educational tool and a portal to diverse worlds of narrative and verse. This anthology is not just a reading experience; it is an invitation to witness the dialogue between the greatest minds of literature and to celebrate the rich, enduring nature of their works.
Available since: 12/18/2019.
Print length: 47068 pages.

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